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Also called cemetery worker, golf course maintenance worker, grounds maintenance worker and grounds worker.
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker
Landscaping and groundskeeping worker maintaining property by using hand and power tools for tasks like mowing, trimming, planting, and watering. Operates equipment and applies fertilizers and herbicides for healthy landscapes
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Gathered and removed litter to maintain clean and safe outdoor spaces, leading to more visitors enjoying the park
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Operated mowers and tractors for efficient grounds maintenance
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Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $36,190 |
|---|---|
| Median | $39,150 |
| 75th percentile | $46,830 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $38,460 | $47,690 | $49,130 |
| AL | $29,650 | $35,630 | $38,570 |
| AR | $30,140 | $35,770 | $39,020 |
| AZ | $37,280 | $38,910 | $45,120 |
| CA | $38,420 | $45,560 | $50,490 |
| CO | $39,930 | $45,760 | $48,880 |
| CT | $37,550 | $45,740 | $48,650 |
| DC | $47,490 | $48,790 | $55,750 |
| DE | $36,290 | $37,350 | $44,960 |
| FL | $35,420 | $37,100 | $43,660 |
| GA | $34,370 | $37,970 | $44,360 |
| HI | $37,720 | $45,920 | $50,440 |
| IA | $32,170 | $38,920 | $46,240 |
| ID | $37,010 | $41,600 | $47,380 |
| IL | $36,610 | $43,790 | $46,960 |
| IN | $35,220 | $38,070 | $46,100 |
| KS | $35,670 | $39,330 | $46,570 |
| KY | $31,240 | $36,670 | $44,330 |
| LA | $29,620 | $34,870 | $36,990 |
| MA | $45,390 | $48,670 | $58,520 |
| MD | $37,130 | $39,380 | $46,000 |
| ME | $38,070 | $45,970 | $48,370 |
| MI | $35,730 | $38,120 | $46,270 |
| MN | $36,960 | $46,610 | $50,320 |
| MO | $35,820 | $38,520 | $45,290 |
| MS | $28,170 | $31,630 | $37,420 |
| MT | $37,290 | $45,350 | $50,890 |
| NC | $35,830 | $37,910 | $44,510 |
| ND | $35,830 | $40,790 | $50,380 |
| NE | $36,630 | $39,140 | $47,510 |
| NH | $38,240 | $44,890 | $50,470 |
| NJ | $36,980 | $41,360 | $47,310 |
| NM | $34,780 | $37,560 | $44,770 |
| NV | $36,640 | $38,820 | $46,830 |
| NY | $37,550 | $44,840 | $48,520 |
| OH | $35,330 | $38,220 | $45,640 |
| OK | $31,210 | $35,770 | $40,130 |
| OR | $39,020 | $45,040 | $48,380 |
| PA | $35,900 | $39,500 | $46,590 |
| PR | $21,840 | $21,910 | $24,490 |
| RI | $39,520 | $44,730 | $46,500 |
| SC | $32,010 | $36,710 | $42,630 |
| SD | $30,710 | $35,370 | $39,250 |
| TN | $34,840 | $37,020 | $43,640 |
| TX | $32,620 | $36,740 | $41,270 |
| UT | $37,260 | $40,740 | $46,810 |
| VA | $35,570 | $38,410 | $44,650 |
| VT | $41,620 | $46,230 | $49,480 |
| WA | $43,000 | $46,950 | $56,410 |
| WI | $36,090 | $41,230 | $47,440 |
| WV | $29,860 | $32,240 | $36,580 |
| WY | $31,590 | $38,310 | $45,530 |
Other names
cemetery worker, golf course maintenance worker, grounds maintenance worker, grounds worker, groundskeeping maintenance worker, horticultural worker, horticulture worker, lawn care worker, lawn maintenance worker, lawn service worker, maintenance worker, outside maintenance worker.
plant care worker, utility worker, yard worker, athletic field custodian, bonsai tender, brush cutter, caretaker, cemetery keeper, cemetery laborer, cemetery warden, equipment operator, flower picker, flower planter, gardener, golf course keeper, golf course laborer, grass cutter, grave cleaner, greens cutter, greens keeper, greens laborer, greenskeeper, greenskeeper laborer, greensman, grounds caretaker, grounds cleaner, grounds crewman, grounds keeper, grounds person, grounds specialist, groundskeeper, groundskeeping yardman, groundsman, groundsperson, hedge trimmer, indoor landscaper, industrial commercial groundskeeper, interior plant caretaker, irrigation technician, junior landscape crew leader, land clearer, landscape and yardwork laborer, landscape crew member, landscape gardener, landscape laborer, landscape management technician, landscape specialist, landscape technician.
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This page is about the occupation Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.